humor

Example Sentences

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Matthew’s sense of humor was very special and reminded of the kind of New York Jewish humor that I love.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

When attached to a character, indeterminacy manifests itself as confusion, and the novel mines a lot of humor from the bumbling of its poet-antihero.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Lacking any of Semple’s antic humor, the manuscript was scrapped.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The humor relied on a widely accepted idea that cows lack the intelligence to create or use tools.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

All traces of humor and mischief have evaporated from her eyes, revealing the same intense look that Ma must have inherited.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer